Tổng hợp các thời trong tiếng Anh Gồm 6 thì: Hiện tại đơn, hiện tại hoàn thành, hiện tại tiếp diễn, quá khứ đơn, quá khứ tiếp diễn. § Action in the present taking place once, never or several times I go to the gym twice a week. § General truths Water boils at 100 degree Celsius. § Actions taking place one after another Every morning, I wake up, have breakfast, and then go to school. § Action set by a timetable or schedule => The train leaves at 9 a.m.
Trang 1G r a m m a r :
V e r b Te n s e s
Zested Education
Trang 3Present Simple , Present Continuous
Use
§ Action in the present taking place once,
never or several times
I go to the gym twice a week.
§ General truths
Water boils at 100 degree Celsius.
§ Actions taking place one after another
Every morning, I wake up, have breakfast, and then go to school.
§ Action set by a timetable or schedule
=> The train leaves at 9 a.m.
§ Action taking place in the moment of speaking
Look! The thief is running away.
§ Action taking place only for a limited period of time
I usually go to bed at 10.00 pm, but today I am
going to bed at 11.00 pm
§ Action arranged for the future
⇒ I am catching the 10.00 am train tomorrow.
§ Annoying habits ( usually with Always )
⇒ My brother is always borrowing my CDs without
asking !
Signal
Words
always, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually, rarely
every/each …; once/twice/ three times a…
If sentences type I (If I talk, …)
• at the moment, just, just now, now, right now
• Listen!, Look!
Trang 4Stative Verbs Stative Verbs
Usually describe ACTIONS
Describe STATES ( feelings, thoughts…)
I like reading books in my free time.
I’m liking reading books
in my free time Not normally used in continuous tenses.
Common Stative Verbs
Common Stative Verbs appear include see
be know seem believe like taste belong to love think hate need understand have prefer want
When verbs (be, have, think…)
describe ACTIONS
What do you think about his new songs?
I’m thinking about last night’s match.
Used in CONTINUOUS TENSES.
I’m seeing the present tomorrow (=meeting)
Trang 5Watch out !!!
listen-hear
watch- see
look- see
listen-watch-look: deliberate verbs
can use the present continuous
I’m listening to the radio.
listen-hear
I hear someone knocking the door.
Hear! Someone is knocking the door.
Listen! Someone is knocking the door.
hear: nghe thấy, không có chủ ý nghe mà do ở ngoài có tiếng động nên nghe
thấy.
listen: nghe có chủ ý, chăm chú nghe.
???
Trang 6Past Simple
Use
§ Action in the present taking place
once, never or several times
I go to the gym twice a week.
Signal
Words
§ Action in the past taking place once, never or
several times
I went to the gym twice a week.
General truths about the past
50 years ago, people didn’t spend as much on
entertainment as they do today.
§ Actions taking place one after another in the past (Main events in a story)
I got up, had breakfast, and then went to school.
§ Action taking place in the middle of another action
I was having a bath when the phone rang.
§ General truths
Water boils at 100 degree Celsius
§ Actions taking place one after another
Every morning, I wake up, have breakfast, and then go to school.
always, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually, rarely
every …
If sentences type I (If I talk, …)
• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day
• last Friday
• If sentence type II (If I talked, …)
Trang 7Past Continuous
Use
§ Action taking place in the moment of speaking
Look! The thief is running away.
Signal
Words
Past Simple
§ Action taking place in the middle of another action
I was having a bath when the phone rang. § Action in the past that is interrupted by
another action
I was having a bath when the phone rang.
§ Action going on at a certain time in the past
At 9 pm last night, I was watching a movie.
§ Actions taking place at the same time
While I was watching TV, my cat was playing
with my toe.
• at the moment, just, just now, now, right now
• Listen!, Look!
• at that moment
• at one/ two/ three … o’clock
• while; when; as long as
Trang 8Used to, Be used to,
Get used to
thường xuyên xảy ra trong
quá khứ, bây giờ không
còn nữa.
When I was four, I used to eat ice cream every
day
Brad is a teacher, but he used to be a train
driver
sự việc diễn ra thường xuyên, thói quen ở hiện tại
I’m used to doing exercises in the morning.
(Tôi đã quen với tập thể dục buổi sáng )
He didn’t complain about the noise next door,
he was used to it
(…anh ta đã quen với nó rồi)
động đang dần trở thành
thói quen
I got used to getting up early in the morning
(Tôi quen dần với việc dậy sớm buổi sáng)
After a while he didn’t mind the noise in the
office, he got used to it
(…anh ta quen dần với nó)
Trang 9Present Present Simple , Present Present Continuous
Use
§ Putting emphasis on the result
I have lived there for 2 years
.
Signal
Words
§ Action that is still going on
School has not started yet
§ Action that stopped recently
I have just called my mother
§ Finished action that has an influence on the present
I have mastered Contemporary Dancing.
§ Action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
This is the third time he has been late for school
Trang 10Watch out !!!
When we want to say WHEN
something happened in the past
Present Perfect Simple Past Simple I did my homework last night.
When we want to show that
something happened BEFORE
NOW or is it STILL
IMPORTANT NOW
Present Perfect Simple Past Simple
I ‘ve finished! Can I go home now?
When we want to emphasis the
RESULT of an action
Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous
I ‘ve written an article for the school newspaper
(=I’ve finished it)
When we want to emphasis the
ACTION, THE TIME spent
on the action
Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous
I ‘ve been writing an article for the school newspaper
(=I’ve started, but I haven’t finished it yet.)